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Re: There was an explosion in a SouthSide Neighborhood last night

The whole thing is really bizarre and if it was random it's honestly kind of scary if the person is still on the loose.

This wasn't a random act. You figure in conman boyfriend. Financial troubles, unable to sell the place, yet you go to a CASINO and board the cat for the weekend?

I'm no Columbo, but if it walks like insurance fraud turned murder and it talks like insurance fraud turned murder....

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Re: There was an explosion in a SouthSide Neighborhood last night

There might be some major breaking news on way on #indy #southside @explosion in next hour. We are trying to confirm. #StandBy
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Aishah Hasnie ‏@aishahhasnie

Neighbor of guy in custody says cops came looking for him 4 days ago. He hid, told her he was innocent. @FOX59 #indy #southside #explosion
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"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel

"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
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Re: There was an explosion in a SouthSide Neighborhood last night

Question...... If the destruction of the targeted home was a criminal act, does that affect the insurance of the other homes affected by that act? Does that negate their coverage?

I could see the the targeted home not being covered, but would the liablity still have to cover the other homes (hopefully)
I am woefully unknowledable when it comes to insurance coverages.

I believe those homes would still be covered, assuming they had nothing to do with the criminal act that caused the destruction, BUT their insurance companies could come after the people who caused this... and possibly their own insurance.

Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

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Re: There was an explosion in a SouthSide Neighborhood last night

INDIANAPOLIS - Three people have been arrested in the explosion on Indianapolis' south side that killed two neighbors and damaged dozens of homes, as RTV6 first reported Friday morning.

Monserrate Shirley and her boyfriend, Mark Leonard, who lived in the home, along with Leonard's brother, Robert Leonard, were arrested Friday on numerous charges, including murder and arson. John and Jennifer Longworth died in the blast.

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The couple, who lived in the home at 8349 Fieldfare Way along with Shirley's 12-year-old daughter, was visiting a Lawrenceburg casino the night of Nov. 10 when the blast rocked their Richmond Hill subdivision, leveling five homes and damaging dozens more.

All three were charged with two counts of murder, one count of conspiracy to commit arson, 33 counts of arson, a Class B felony and 12 counts of arson, a Class A felony.

The death penalty will be under consideration in the case, sourced told RTV6.

A probable cause affidavit will be released Friday that will indicate that the explosion sparked from fireplace tampering and a microwave oven, sources told RTV6. Additional details of how prosecutors think that sparked the explosion are expected to be released.

Couple's Financial Troubles

Authorities believe that the the explosion was concocted in a financial scheme.

The Call 6 Investigators have uncovered details pointing to significant financial problems for the couple.

Shirley filed bankruptcy in 2007 with her then husband, but that case was dismissed this June because they failed to make the required payments, documents show.

According to court documents, the home had two mortgages -- one for more than $160,000 and a second for nearly $65,000.

The 9-year-old home with four bedrooms and two and a half baths was put up for a short sale in March 2011, documents show.

The home was initially listed for $188,900, but the price was dropped to $154,900 four months later and to $149,900 in January, before it was taken off the market.

Interview After Explosion

RTV6 interviewed Shirley and Mark Leonard in the aftermath of the explosion.

"We consider ourselves pretty lucky right now, to be honest with you," he said. "It's miserable, but we're making do with what we've got."

The couple, who spoke in the office of their attorney, said they had lost everything and had endured days of questioning with investigators.

"It's a big devastation, and we're doing everything we can do help the police investigators, the fire department, the (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)," Leonard said.

The Call 6 Investigators have been looking into Leonard's background and found a long string of arrests and criminal convictions in several counties.

In Johnson County, court documents show he's scheduled for trial Jan. 3 on a charge of driving with a suspended license, and again on Jan. 4 over accusations he failed to repay a $3,300 loan.

In Marion County, Leonard's criminal convictions date back to the late 1980s and include stalking, intimidation, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, being a habitual substance offender and dealing marijuana.

Leonard pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana in Lawrence County in 1998.

The same year, in Hancock County, he took a deal on charges of disorderly conduct, resisting law enforcement and residential entry.

Abdul-Hakim Shabazz ‏@AttyAbdul

Thermostat was changed in home from electronic to mechanical to helo create spark.
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Currry says microwave was point of ignition in Richmond Hills explosion.
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Re: There was an explosion in a SouthSide Neighborhood last night

Honestly, it's not just the two deaths. It's the amount of lives they changed in an instant with zero consideration or empathy. The world is better off without them. Put em down.

Right. And say this had instead just been a "minor" explosion that only took down their home without obliterating the rest of the neighborhood; did they really think they'd get away with it? Did they really think a thorough investigation wouldn't have been done with all of the insurance money at stake? Did they really think the insurance company would just buy their "my home blew up out of nowhere" story and hand them a big check without investigating? The level of stupidity and pure viciousness is unbelievable.

Remember the interview this scum gave a month ago where she acted all sympathetic and surprised at what had happened? This woman is pure evil:

She says watching the video on television is even too much to bear.

"I'm just hurt like everybody else in the neighborhood. I'm devastated like everybody else," Shirley said.

Shirley said words can't describe the pain she's feeling about the explosion that rocked her neighborhood Saturday night. "The whole thing is like a shock," she said.

"I smelled a little bit in the laundry room and then I went inside and I didn't smell nothing," Shirley said, "I'm just a victim like everybody else, you know, I'm sorry we all lost everything."

Re: There was an explosion in a SouthSide Neighborhood last night

Fry em. Lethal injection is too humane for these three monsters. Bring back ole Sparky!

"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel

"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
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Re: There was an explosion in a SouthSide Neighborhood last night

While these people put themselves squarely into the criminal trash category I couldn't support the death penalty here. Life in prison, sure...
While the outcome of the crime was horrendous I assume they had no intentions of killing anyone. The death penalty, if we have it at all, should be reserved for people who kill with intent.

Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

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"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thatís teamwork."

Re: There was an explosion in a SouthSide Neighborhood last night

While these people put themselves squarely into the criminal trash category I couldn't support the death penalty here. Life in prison, sure...
While the outcome of the crime was horrendous I assume they had no intentions of killing anyone. The death penalty, if we have it at all, should be reserved for people who kill with intent.

Assuming they're found guilty, Life in prison with no chance of parole, one small interior window from their cell, and the only thing visible in that window is a picture of the lives/ neighborhood they destroyed for a small insurance scam. The death penalty is too light for them. Let them live in a cell in isolation with the guilt they deserve.

Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you